Emmanuel Tsekleves

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Doing a PhD or DBA around a senior job, mostly on your own?Is the same chapter coming back for a third time, and nobody will tell you what would make it stop?Here's what no one tells you. Your thesis will be judged against criteria you've never seen.I've examined 45+ doctoral theses across 15+ universities. I know what an examiner looks for, because I'm the one looking.I wasn't always on this side of the table.I was a lost PhD student once. Tiny office, 2am, drowning in papers and ready to quit.I promised myself that if I got through it, I'd help others get through it too.Twenty years later I'm a Professor at Lancaster University, now Emeritus. I've supervised 30+ PhDs and DBAs, published 130+ papers and reached a full chair by 40.In late 2026 I left my full-time post to keep that promise. 35+ working professionals have now finished their doctorate with my support.One of them was ready to quit when she got in touch. Eight months stuck, unsure her thesis had a real contribution, and with supervisors who weren't much help.Four months later she submitted. She passed, and her examiners praised her contribution.How we can work together:→ 1:1 mentoring. Weekly or fortnightly sessions, with your drafts read between them. A handful of places, by application. phdtoprof.com/mentoring→ Small-group mentoring where I read your pages. phdtoprof.com/doctoral-circle→ Chapter reads, viva rehearsals and full thesis reviews, when you need one thing done properly. phdtoprof.com→ The Research Insider. My free weekly newsletter for 10,000+ doctoral researchers. phdtoprof.com/newsletterWhat you get is your thesis read the way your examiner will read it, early enough to fix what they'd question.You'll always know the one or two things that matter next. And you'll walk into your viva knowing what's coming.This is for senior professionals doing a PhD, DBA, EdD or DrPH alongside a career. If you're studying full-time, or want someone to write it for you, I'm not the right person.Send me a message here with the stage you're at and what's stuck. I'll tell you straight whether I can help.